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Fire Following Earthquake
This is the first book to cover the entire range of fire following earthquake (FFE) issues ranging from historical fires to 20th century fires in Kobe, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Northridge. FFE has the potential of causing catastrophic losses in the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand and other seismically active countries with wood houses. This is the most comprehensive book on FFE and urban conflagrations, providing current state-of-the-practice insight on unique issues such as large diameter flex hose applications by fire and water departments. Water utility engineers, fire fighting professionals, and emergency response planners will benefit from reading this book. This book addresses: History of past fires; Computer modeling of fire spread in the post-earthquake urban environment; Concurrent damage and fire impacts for water, power gas, communication and transportation systems; Examples of reliable water systems built or designed in: San Francisco, Vancouver, Berkeley, and Kyoto; Use of large diameter (5") and ultra large diameter (12") flex hose for fire fighting and water restoration applications; and Cost effectiveness of various FFE mitigation strategies and provides a detailed benefit cost model.

Contents

[edit] Empress (steamship)

EMPRESS OF ASIA 1912[1]
EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA 1922/EMPRESS OF CHINA 1921/ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ 1913/TIRPITZ 1914[1]

Empresses of Britain

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN/MONTROYAL 1906.[1]
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN 1930.[1]
  • Empress of Britain (1955) -- Carnival Cruise Lines
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN / QUEEN ANNA MARIA / CARNIVALE 1956.[1]

Empress of Canada

EMPRESS OF CANADA 1920.[1]
... originally the Duchess of Richmond →→becomes [[Empress of Canada], 1947
EMPRESS OF CANADA (2) 1947 see DUCHESS OF RICHMOND 1928.[1]
EMPRESS OF CANADA / MARDI GRAS 1961.[1]
EMPRESS OF CHINA 1891.[1]
EMPRESS OF CHINA 1921 (1) see PRINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM 1907.[1]
EMPRESS OF CHINA 1921 (2) see EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA 1922.[1]
EMPRESS OF ENGLAND / OCEAN MONARCH 1956.[1]
  • RMS Empress of France
EMPRESS OF FRANCE (1) / ALSATIAN 1914.[1]
EMPRESS OF FRANCE 1947 see DUCHESS OF BEDFORD 1928.[1]
EMPRESS OF JAPAN 1890.[1]
EMPRESS OF JAPAN / EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND / HANSEATIC 1929.[1]
EMPRESS OF INDIA / LOYALTY 1890.[1]
EMPRESS OF INDIA 1921 see PRINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM 1907.[1]
EMPRESS OF IRELAND 1906.[1]
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 1912.[1]

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Category:Canadian Pacific Railway steamships Category:Steamships Category:Ocean liner

[edit] Postal History Society of Canada

Empress fleet
Canadian Pacific's fleet of ocean liners were each an empress of the sea.

KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA / EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND 1905

She sailed from Hamburg on 10th May 1906 for Dover, Cherbourg and New York and


The Empress of Scotland was a trans-Pacific ocean liner built in 1905 for travel between Canada and the Far East for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).[3]

[edit] Royal Mail Ship

This Empress enjoyed the "RMS", meaning "Royal Mail Ship." This is the ship prefix still in use today by seagoing vessels which carry mail under contract by Royal Mail. Technically, a ship would use the prefix only while contracted to carry mail, and would revert at other times to a standard type designation such as "SS", meaning "Steam Ship" or "Steamer Ship."

In 1891, CPR and the British government reached agreement on a contract for subsidized mail service between Britain and Hong Kong via Canada; and the route began to be serviced by three specially designed Empress liners. The RMS Empress of China and her two sister-ship ocean liners -- the RMS Empress of India and the RMS Empress of Japan -- created a flexible foundation for the CPR trans-Pacific fleet which would ply this route for the next half century,[4] and the RMS Empress of Scotland continued in the line of ships which maintained this tradition.

[edit] History

This German vessel, SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, was built by A. G. Vulkan at Stettin on the Baltic in 1905. The new ship was ordered by the Hamburg America Line; and The keel was laid down as "Ship #264." At the time of her launching on August 29, 1905, she was the largest ship in the world.[4]

The 24,581-ton vessel had a length of 677.5 feet, and her beam was 77.3 feet. She had two funnels, four masts, twin screws and an average speed of 18-knots. The ocean liner provided accommodation for 472 first-class passengers and for 174 second class passengers. There was also room for 212 third-class passengers and for 1,608 fourth-class passengers.[4]

The SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria left Hamburg on May 10, 1906 on her maiden voyage to Dover, Cherbourg and New York. Thereafter, she regularly sailed the route between Hamburg and New York.[4] In June 1914, the Kaiserin August Victoria made her last voyage under a German flag, sailing from Hamburg to Southampton, Cherbourg and New York and returning to Hamburg.

During the Great War, the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria stayed in the port of Hamburg. In March 1919, she was surrendered to Britain.

[edit] USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

The ship was chartered by the U.S. Shipping Board; and the U.S.S. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria carried American troops from Europe to America. This temporary U.S. Navy vessel flew the American flag as American troops were repatriated.

[edit] SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

On February 14, 1920, the ship was chartered to Cunard, sailing under a British flag. The SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria sailed between Liverpool and New York.

[edit] SS Empress of Scotland

On May 13, 1921, the ship was sold to Canadian Pacific; and she was re-named the Empress of Scotland. The new Empress was refitted to carry 459 first-class passengers, 478 second-class passengers and 960 third-class passengers. At the same time, this refit incorporated a conversion to oil fuel.

On January 22, 1922, the Empress of Scotland embarked on her first voyage Southampton - NY - Mediterranean cruise, on 22nd Apr.1922 made her 2nd trip Southampton - Cherbourg - Quebec.

On June 14, 1922 she transferred to the Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-Quebec service. In 1923, she was involved in a collision with the SS Bonus at Hamburg.

In 1926, the Empress was refitted again, this time with accommodations for first-class, second-class, tourist-class and third-class passengers. In 1927, another refit resulted in first-class, tourist-class, and third-class accommodations.

On October 11, 1930, the Empress of Scotland made her last voyage from Southampton to Cherbourg and Quebec. She was sold for scrap when the new Empress of Britain came into service. The ship was gutted by fire and sank in the shipbreakers yard at Blyth. The hull was raised and what remained of the ship was dismantled.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t The Ships List: "Ship Descriptions-E," CP Empresses
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i [see above]
  3. ^ Simplon Postcards: Empress of Scotland, 4 images
  4. ^ a b c d Ship List: Description of Empress of Scotland

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